The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

The Shipment of Fruit from Marshall
ville-The King of Rattlers-Gypsies
and Their Attendant Evils Troubling
Americas - What Captain Ella Is
A Remarkable Biddy.
GEORGIA
DIummers like Button.
Atlanta is to have new market house.
Milledgeyille has a negro who is turning
white.
Milledgeville has the talleSt young man in
Georgia.
The Atlanta street railway system is still
being extended
The space in the Piedmont Exposition is
being taken rapidly.
There was frost in several parts of Mari
eta Saturday night.
Lexington viii form Tariff for Reve-
nue. only club shortly.a
j. j. Patterson is preparing to establish a
brickyard at Richland.
The crops were never better in Stewart
county than they are this year.
Capt Ella, of the Salvation Army, is said
10 be woman of strong business sense.
Antioch is soon to have new church, all
of the arrangements having been completed.
good many of the dwellings and the
Christian church at Tennille have been
painted up nicely.
j. F. johnson, of Smithville, has been APP
pointed to the Board of County Commits
sioners for Lee county.
The contractors of the Georgia Midland
are having timber for trestes at the rate of
several car loads daily.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Amercus, Preston and Lumpkin rail
road will be held next Wednesday.
Joe Busbee, well-known character at the
asylum at Milledgeville, is over 40 years
old, and is less than feet in height
MarshalIville's eyapOrating establishment
is fast reaching completion, when the
machinery will be placed in position.
A horse was killed by lightning near Bow
don Sunday. Two negroes were badly hurt.
The horse belonged to a widow Heaton, of
Alabama.
Rev. C. G. Leman, who has been rector of
the Episcopal church at Marietta for several
years, will leave today for his new home,
New Albany. Ind.
There has been gate erected on the hack
road one mile from Cumming. Only three
roads leading into the town are open. Yer
lily it is a walled city.
Hon John T. Clarke, of Cuthbert, has ac-
oepted an invitation to preach the com
mencement sermon for the Lumpkin High
School on Sunday, June 10.
Brentwood is the only town in the State
where whisky is sold where churches out
number the barrooms. They have four
churches and only two bars.
Col. L. G.. Hoyi was recommended by the
late grand jury for judge of the county
court that is to he established in Terrell, but
he will meet with opposition
James Askew, of Bluffton, killed the king.
of rattlesnakes Monday. 1t was five feet
long, about fourteen inches in circumfer-
ence, and has eleven buttons
There viii be a public meeting of the
citizens Of Effingham county held at Spring
field tomorrow at - o'clock noon. to con
slider business of importance 10 all the tax
payers.
The members of the Methodist church at
Long Cane have not only repainted their
church and made it very neat and hand
some, but the ladies have now bought a new
organ.
The members of Washington County
Grange are earnestly requested to attend
the next regular meeting, at Sandersville,
Friday, July 1. Business of interest will
come before the meeting.
A fine mineral spring has been discovered
between East Point and the United States
military post It affords a bold and per-
petual stream of water which is strongly
impregnated with mineral.
DIR. Hawthorn and Messrs. Sam Inman.
w. A. Moore and George Muse, of Atlanta,
are trustees appointed to look after the
building of $1,000 barracks in that city
for the officers of the Salvation Army.
The exercises of Bethlehem school will be
resumed on Monday, June 90 The spring
term was a very successful one, and the
prospects are that the summer ynd fall SEES
sion will be even more largely attended.
Solid South: The question of establishing
a free school for Conyers will be voted on
~r-t,4. Ern A IL
the value of real estate in two years, and in
crease our population to 5000. Let us have
a free school.
Robert Burch (colored) was arrested last
week on charge of cattle stealing and
brought before j. /. Gambler, Notary Public,
at Elberton, and on failure to give a $500
bond was committed to await the action of
the grand jury.
The Dawson correspondent of the Ameri-
Gus Recorder writes: There are three
brothers in Terrell county whose aggregate
height is 10 feet and inches, the tallest of
whom is feet and inches. He is the tall
est man in the county"
A wandering band of gypsies, including
horse traders, fortune tellers, and all other
like characters necessary in the general
makeup of the regulation crew. are en-
camped out on the eastern suburbs of
Americas, near Willett's branch.
The Sophomore class of the Athens Uni
versity had their supper Monday in the Phi
Kappi hall 1t was grand success i'm every
respect. Much excitement was created when
it was announced that the faculty would
not allow the class to indulge in any strong
drinks.
Early County Ne,cs: Blakely has two
ladies' missionary societies, which is all very
proper and good. Now we want to suggest
that UNCONVENTIONAL feelings be laid aside
and branch of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union be organized by the
ladies of Blalzely.
Louis A. Bedier, grown son of Hercules
Bedier, near Vineyard, was tried by com
mission of lunacy Tuesday and ordered to
be sent to the asylum. His disorder was
caused by sickness, and a speedy recovery is
expected. There is room for him at the
asylum and he will be sent at once.
A shooting ARRAY between J. T. Brown
and Nick Tanner occurred Monday morning
at the bar of j. 7. Brown, just outside of
Social Circles incorporate limits, where
whisky is allowed TO be sold by the gallon
only. Mr. Tanner was carried home badly
wounded, and Mr.. Brown surrendered him
self to an officer
Dysentery has proven very fatal in Wal